<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia is in disagreement
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 7%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> NA% (coffee is a permanent crop)
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 12%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 62%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> NA%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 2,200 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity